Surge pricing also boosts supply, at least locally. The extra money is shared with drivers, who therefore have an incentive to travel to areas with high demand to help relieve the crush. 至少在局部地区动态价格策略增加了供给。司机们
Free exchange 自由交换 A fare shake 车费的变动 Jacking up prices may not be the only way to balance supply and demand for taxis 提高价格可能并不是满足出租车供需平衡的唯一方法 IT IS a familiar ritual for many: after a l
There were 4.7 billion square metres of housing under construction but not yet available for sale at the end of last year, up by 25% from the end of 2011; 452 million square metres of housing were on sale, nearly three times as much as at the end of
The results of this two-tier system have been meagre so far. The frenzy in the biggest cities stems from the central banks steady loosening of monetary policy over the past 18 months. Although warranted from an economic perspective, it was inevitable
Chinese property 中国房地产 For whom the bubble blows 泡沫为谁而破 House prices are soaring in big cities, but oversupply plagues much of the country 大城市房价飙涨,但产能过剩才是全国性的问题 SHANGHAI, Chinas financia
Japanese investment in South-East Asia 东南亚地区的东瀛资本 Outward bound 向外拓展 A weak domestic economy is spurring Japanese firms to expand abroad 羸弱的国内经济形势鞭策着日本公司向海外进军 IT IS not every day t
Tax reform in India 印度税制改革 The truck stops here 如鲠在喉 A fix for India's indirect-tax system is overdue but it may fall short of the ideal 由于印度未能及时对其间接税系统进行调整使得其未能达到理想状态 TR
Charter Schools 特许学校 Big, not easy 大,但并不简单 Revolution and innovation in some of America's toughest neighbourhoods 美国的一些老大难街区的改革和创新 AS PUPILS file into their classroom at Kipp Renaissance, a high s
Lexington 莱克星顿 Fun on a budget 预算趣录 Congress is incapable of restraining spending. It should let the president try 国会无力控制开支,也许该放手让总统一试 AT THE end of Barack Obama's budget, which was published on F
Bankruptcy and the economy 破产与经济 A fresh start 一个全新的开始 New evidence that rules for debtors are too tough 新证据表明,对债务人的要求太苛刻 LAST year nearly 1m Americans filed for bankruptcy. That is far fewer th
Lexington 莱克星顿 Paying fealty to farmers 向农民们表忠 When Ted Cruz is the only person talking sense, something is wrong 当只有特德克鲁兹在理时,事情就有鬼了。 A FEW years ago, while reporting on the madness that is Eu
North Sea oil and the budget 北海油气和预算 Priming the pumps 采取措施 For the oil and gas industry, tax reductions were overdue 油气工业减税政策已过期 Sunset industry? 夕阳工业? AMONG the tax cuts announced in his budget
Israel and Palestine 以色列和巴勒斯坦 Take a break 僵局再起 The two-state solution is still the only one that makes sense. But it won't happen this time round 目前两国制仍是解决巴以问题的唯一方式,但这一次依然无法
Campaign organizers 活动组织者 The political genie 政治中的阿拉丁神灯 New and mysterious, the campaign organiser is credited with mighty powers 活动组织者们被认为有一种新的、神秘的伟大力量 ROBIN MCGHEE's desk is a
Patient data 病人数据 Caring and sharing 关爱和分享 A controversial NHS database will benefit patientseventually 颇有争议的英国国民保健服务数据库将最终惠及病人 NESTLED among offers for tree trimmers, cleaners and slank
Italian politics 意大利政治 A golden opportunity 绝佳机会 The split of Silvio Berlusconi's party could boost the governing coalition 贝卢斯科尼政党的分裂将推动政治联盟 T WAS meant to be a christening, but it turned into a fu
Free exchange 自由交流 For richer, for poorer 贫富皆为 One way or another, America's government will end up bailing out Puerto Rico 无论如何,美洲政府都会出钱援助波多黎各 IN DECEMBER, as a winter chill descends on the conti
Wage negotiations in Argentina 阿根廷的工资谈判 Class war 一场关于开学的战争 Teachers'unions go out on strike 教师公会举行罢工 IT CAN'T be that every annual salary negotiation makes it a strain just to begin the school year,
Finance and economics 金融商业 Banking for immigrants-Far-sighted 移民金融未来福地 Catering to foreign-born customers is a growing niche in finance 迎合外来国民的金融需求,正逐渐成为金融中的利基市场 MOST banks wou
Britain's economy 英国经济 Spurious George 虚伪的乔治 The chancellor is poised to put forward a long-term plan for Britainabout the wrong thing 英国财政大臣信誓旦旦的准备在错误的事上为英国提出一个长期计划。 THE
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